I got a response from the seller and he said he was in the UK with his family and that the truck was in the possession of Autobytel and sent me a fraudulent link explaining that Autobytel does an escrow service basically. Well if you go to their website, they clearly state that they do not and that there are individuals who have fraudulently using their name and claiming to offer an escrow service. Here's what he wrote me:

The car(title included) is in Autobytel possession. They will ship the vehicle and transfer the ownership on my behalf. So for our both security and insurance that nothing will go wrong, our deal will be done under Autobytel surveillance:Autobytel | New Car Prices

Your payment will go directly to Autobytel, they will receive and secure your funds until you will receive and inspect the vehicle. You will have a 3 days inspection period. If you like it, you'll approve the payment, they will pay me and transfer the ownership, if not, you'll reject the vehicle. In this case Autobytel will refund your money and pick it up from you.

Thoughts please? Nice looking rig and runs well. Since I have been searching for a long time could this be the one.

Looks pretty good initially - I'd give a serious look over! I wonder how old the paint is? The door bottoms look like they have some quick repairs, so I wonder what their condition really is, along with the bulkhead and such! Won't know till you look at it, so let us know what the outcome is! Good luck with the search!!

X2 re the craftsmanship double check. Given this a shop that preps and flips these trucks it would be nice, and telling, if they have build photos and documentation. If not then I would wonder why. Door panels can be removed to check what the door bottoms look like on the inside obviously. We all know what it costs to repair or replace doors. Not fun.

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they may look "nice" for a little bit, but even the paint begins to bubble rather quickly because the proper prep work wasn't done beforehand.

and a quote to wet your appetite

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Originally Posted by the rover shop

I have had the "pleasure" of seeing 6 of their polished turds... But thank you, I have made good money from deturding them... I think we are yet to have one that has had a decent engine in it.. They are polished turds...new door catches are failing left right and centre, doors flying open because of shitpart latches, fires in wiring harnesses, shagged trans and transfer boxes, very poor quality bubbling lifting new paint, new engines installed...(13 years ago).. Rains more water inside than outside, damaged new paint covered with brushed on house paint, engines that consume more oil than gas.. Overheating issues.. Rust stains running down brand new paint..new headliners falling down, haphazard and spotty sound insulation installation..but they look pretty pulling into my shop on a flatbed..

Hi all - thoughts on this one? Takes a pretty (exterior) picture, but no pics of her potential problem areas... Or even the interior. I emailed asking for more pics but thought I'd see if anyone here had any thoughts too. Thanks!

Hi all - thoughts on this one? Takes a pretty (exterior) picture, but no pics of her potential problem areas... Or even the interior. I emailed asking for more pics but thought I'd see if anyone here had any thoughts too. Thanks!